Posted by Craig on 6/25/2012, 11:39 am, in reply to "Re: Also..."92.15.145.182

Mike also sent me some details of the location I thought Id post it here so others can check it out.

Here is the location of the filming

34 degrees, 23 hours, 55.47 min

118 degrees, 42 hours, 35.21 min

If you are looking at streets. From Interstate 5 in Valencia. Go 10 miles west on State Route 126. You would have turned left onto a private drive /dirt road. The location was on private property. If you look on Google Earth; you can see an empty field at 34 23’51.21” and 118 42’30.44” I believe that this is where the Base Camp was.

Mike

--Previous Message-- : Aloha Peter, : The exact address of our office at the : filming location is listed below; : 31820 Henry Mayo Drive, Castaic, California : : Going up I-5 you pass Santa Clarita then : Valencia and take a left on Henry Mayo Drive : and to the left of Henry Mayo Drive is the : location we filmed Season Two and Three. : The dirt roads into the mountains and : valleys are how we drove to the filming : locations. : : I'll send Craig a scanned copy of our : "TOD Third Season" letter head as : a PDF file. He can send you a copy or post : it on his web site for download. : : Thanks again for the question and every : answer brings back my good memories of the : TOD series. : : Mahalo, : Louise Dushkin : Vietnamese Casting Director, Tour of Duty : : --Previous Message-- : Speaking of the location of season 2. Using : google maps, what would be the exact : location of the set and main filming area. : From what ive gathered from other cast and : crew, it's somewhere in the Santa Clara area : near the Newhall Ranch. I just can't for he : life of me find out where. Your help would : be apprieciated. : : Peter : : --Previous Message-- : Hi Louise! Great to hear from you. Thank you : so much for taking the time to answer our : questions. We can never have enough insight : into Tour and how things were run behind the : scenes. I also appreciate all the material : you have given to the site and the DVD : release. : : Cheers : : Peter : : --Previous Message-- : Aloha Peter, : : I noticed your question on this web site- : (My question would be "Was the idea of : location change and the introduction of : women to the storyline greeted with a good : response from the actors and crew?") : : The location change from Hawaii to Valencia : California after the first season was not : well accepted by the majority of the actors : and crew. Zev Braun made this decision to : save costs and he wanted to use the old MASH : set located in Valencia California. : Eventually, it ended up costing more than : filming in Hawaii due to several reasons. : Most of the scenes required spraying the : brown grass and background to look green : like the jungle and it was difficult to : transport the crew and extras to the filming : locations in Valencia. Valencia was cold : compared to Hawaii; so, many of the scenes : were filmed in cold temperatures which was : not pleasant for the actors and crew. In : Valencia we had to rent and bring all the : coconut trees, palm trees, bamboo and other : plants to the set in order to make the : background look like Vietnam. Hawaii was a : perfect match to Vietnam where everything is : green and tropical looking. The ratings : started to drop after moving to Valencia and : the air time slots eventually moved to non : prime time air slots which further impacted : the ratings. In my opinion had Zev : continued to film in Hawaii the series would : have lasted much longer. : : Introduction of women to the storyline was : well accepted by everyone. During the War : in Vietnam many women were involved as : doctors and nurses. I don't remember any : woman reporters in Vietnam however; I worked : at the front line during the War where most : reporters were distant from those areas. : : Mahalo, : Louise Dushkin : Vietnamese Casting Director, Tour of Duty : : : : : : : :